महाभारतः mahābhārataḥ - book-3, chapter-24, verse-9

वरः कुरूणामधिपः प्रजानां पितेव पुत्रानपहाय चास्मान् ।
पौरानिमाञ्जानपदांश्च सर्वान्हित्वा प्रयातः क्व नु धर्मराजः ॥९॥

9. varaḥ kurūṇāmadhipaḥ prajānāṁ; piteva putrānapahāya cāsmān ,
paurānimāñjānapadāṁśca sarvā;nhitvā prayātaḥ kva nu dharmarājaḥ.

9. varaḥ kurūṇām adhipaḥ prajānām
pitā iva putrān apahāya ca asmān
paurān imān jānapadān ca sarvān
hitvā prayātaḥ kva nu dharmarājaḥ

9. The best among the Kurus, the ruler of the people, like a father, having abandoned his sons—that is, us—and having left all these city residents and country-dwellers, where indeed has the King of Righteousness (dharma-rāja) departed?

Words meanings summery:

• वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent

• कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

• अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - ruler, lord, king

• प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people, of subjects, of progeny

• पिता (pitā) - father

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

• अपहाय (apahāya) - having abandoned, having given up, having deserted

• च (ca) - and

• अस्मान् (asmān) - us

• पौरान् (paurān) - city-dwellers, citizens

• इमान् (imān) - these

• जानपदान् (jānapadān) - country-dwellers, rural inhabitants

• च (ca) - and

• सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

• हित्वा (hitvā) - having left, having abandoned, having given up

• प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed, gone forth

• क्व (kva) - where?

• नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly (interrogative particle)

• धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the King of Righteousness (dharma-rāja))

Words meanings and morphology

वरः (varaḥ) - best, excellent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, boon, suitor

Root: vṛ (class 5)

कुरूणाम् (kurūṇām) - of the Kurus

(proper noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of kuru

kuru - Kuru (name of an ancient king, and his descendants)

अधिपः (adhipaḥ) - ruler, lord, king

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adhipa

adhipa - ruler, lord, king

Prefix: adhi

Root: pā (class 2)

प्रजानाम् (prajānām) - of the people, of subjects, of progeny

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of prajā

prajā - people, subjects, progeny, creature

Prefix: pra

Root: jan (class 4)

पिता (pitā) - father

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pitṛ

pitṛ - father

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

पुत्रान् (putrān) - sons

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of putra

putra - son, child

अपहाय (apahāya) - having abandoned, having given up, having deserted

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From prefix 'apa-' with root 'hā' (to abandon, leave)

Prefix: apa

Root: hā (class 3)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

अस्मान् (asmān) - us

(pronoun)

Accusative, plural of asmad

asmad - I, we

पौरान् (paurān) - city-dwellers, citizens

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of paura

paura - city-dweller, citizen, urban

Derived from 'pura' (city)

इमान् (imān) - these

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of idam

idam - this

जानपदान् (jānapadān) - country-dwellers, rural inhabitants

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of jānapada

jānapada - country-dweller, rural inhabitant, belonging to a country/district

Derived from 'janapada' (country, district)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

सर्वान् (sarvān) - all

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole

Note: adjectival use

हित्वा (hitvā) - having left, having abandoned, having given up

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

From root 'hā' (to abandon, leave)

Root: hā (class 3)

प्रयातः (prayātaḥ) - departed, gone forth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prayāta

prayāta - departed, gone forth, gone away

past passive participle

From prefix 'pra-' with root 'yā' (to go)

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

Note: used substantively as 'he has departed'

क्व (kva) - where?

(indeclinable)

नु (nu) - indeed, now, certainly (interrogative particle)

(indeclinable)

धर्मराजः (dharmarājaḥ) - Yudhiṣṭhira (the King of Righteousness (dharma-rāja))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dharmarāja

dharmarāja - King of Righteousness, king of justice

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dharma+rāja)

• dharma – righteousness, natural law, duty, virtue, constitution, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
  From root 'dhṛ' (to hold, support)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)
• rāja – king, ruler
  noun (masculine)